HISTORY

History

1959 Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) established
1960 JIIA approved as incorporated foundation affiliated with Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Monthly publication "Kokusai Mondai" first published
1963 JIIA approved as specified public interest promotion corporation
1981 Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) Secretariat established
1994 Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (CSCAP) Secretariat established
1996 Center for the Promotion of Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (CPDNP) established
2008 JIIA ranked 2nd in Asia in "Global Go-To Think Tank Rankings" announced by University of Pennsylvania (US)
2010 19th PECC General Meeting held in Japan
JIIA celebrates 50th anniversary
2012 JIIA certified by Prime Minister as public interest incorporated foundation;
JIIA assumes new status
2014 JIIA ranked 1st in Asia and 13th globally in "Global Go-To Think Tank Rankings"
JIIA merged with Institute of World Economy
2017 JIIA again ranked 1st in Asia and 14th globally in "Global Go-To Think Tank Rankings"

Successive Chairman

Chairman Shigeru Yoshida    (Dec 1959 - Oct 1967)
(former Prime Minister)
Acting Chairman Morinosuke Kajima    (Oct 1967 - Jun 1973)
Chairman, Kajima Institute of International Peace
Chairman Morinosuke Kajima    (Jun 1973 - Dec 1975)
Chairman, Kajima Institute of International Peace
Acting Chairman Kogoro Uemura    (Dec 1975 - Apr 1976)
Honorary Chairman, Keidanren
Chairman Shozo Hotta    (Apr 1976 - Feb 1990)
Chairman, The Sumitomo Bank, Ltd.
Acting Chairman Yoshizane Iwasa    (Feb 1990 - Mar 1991)
Advisor, The Fuji Bank, Ltd.
Chairman Yoshizane Iwasa    (Mar 1991 - Jun 1999)
Advisor, The Fuji Bank, Ltd.
Chairman Gaishi Hiraiwa    (Jul 1999 - May 2007)
Advisor, Tokyo Electric Power Company, Inc.
Acting Chairman Reijiro Hattori    (May 2007 - Apr 2011)
Honorary Chairman, Seiko Holdings Corporation
Chairman Taizo Nishimuro    (Apr 2011 - June 2016)
Advisor to the Board, Toshiba Corporation
Acting Chairman Shigemitsu Miki    (June 2016 - June 2018)
Senior Advisor, MUFJ Bank, Ltd
Chairman Motoyuki Oka    (June 2018 - Present)

* Title indicates position held when appointed Chairman/Acting Chairman

Successive President

Kanichiro Kubota January 1962 - May 1965
Setsuya Beppu May 1965 - April 1968
Taro Tokunaga April 1968 - September 1969
Hisanaga Shimazu September 1969 - December 1973
Michitoshi Takahashi December 1973 - October 1977
Katsumi Ono October 1977 - October 1980
Toru Nakagawa October 1980 - May 1984
Kinya Niizeki May 1984. 5 - April 1990
Nobuo Matsunaga April 1990 - March 1999
Hisashi Owada March 1999 - January 2003
Yukio Satoh February 2003 - January 2009
Yoshiji Nogami February 2009 - June 2018
Kenichiro Sasae June 2018 - Present